Although David and I sometimes find ourselves on opposite sides on a variety of social and moral questions (e.g., abortion), I have great respect for his intellect as well as his careful and rigorous manner of argument. I am confident that this blog will prove to be an important place at which philosophers from differing perspectives can dialogue with one another.

Monday, August 10, 2015

In my previous post, I listed and linked to six books author by prolife authors, only one of which was not a college or university professor. It was brought to my attention by writer Sara Pulliam Baily that none of the authors are women. She writes on twitter:

@fbeckwith@between2worlds I could see the point that these authors aren't consulted. Also, are there women you'd add? Thanks for dialogue.

Although I know quite a few female prolife academics (and non-university affiliated scholars)--some of whom I count as close and dear friends--most of them have not written or published on the issue of abortion. The ones that have done so have not published the sorts of general defenses of the prolife position as have their male counterparts, such as those listed in my prior post. Rather, they have focused on specific arguments and questions. Here is a modest list of such works, as I promised Sarah I would publish on this blog:

Monday, August 3, 2015

Given the recent discussions about Planned Parenthood's alleged selling of fetal parts and organs, and the outrage and responses that have ensued, it's important to remind ourselves that opponents of abortion, that is, prolifers, have offered a strong case for their position. It is a case that is almost unanimously ignored by the mainstream media as well as online outlets (e.g, Slate, Salon, Huffington Post, Media Matters, etc.) that seem more gifted at issuing rhetorical flourishes rather than assessing sophisticated arguments critical of their point of view. What follows are some of the books that make this case.